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Investigate HALS update in 2024 ICD-10-PCS guidelines

Shelley Safian, PhD, RHIA, CCS-P, COC, CPC-I, defines hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) procedures and how to report them according to new guidance in the 2024 ICD-10-PCS guidelines.

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Investigate postoperative ileus: A clinical perspective

Kate Siemens, RN, CMSRN, CCDS, offers her nursing and coding experience to explain postoperative ileus, a common complication after gastrointestinal surgery, and associated ICD-10-CM coding.

2024 ICD-10-CM update ushers in notable changes to tabular addenda

Coders should take note of hundreds of updates to the tabular addenda that serves as an instruction guide to the 2024 ICD-10-CM code set. Both take effect October 1.

Healthcare News: Providers spending less time documenting despite increasing note size, study finds

A recent study from Epic Research showed that the average length of provider notes increased, but note-taking time decreased since 2020. The study explains the reason for this change and the effect it has on providers.

Q&A: Conflicting sepsis diagnostic temperature thresholds

Q: CMS recommends greater than 38°C as the upper limit temperature threshold for sepsis in the Sepsis-1 bundle, but our consulting group recommends greater than 38.3°C. What would you recommend using as the temperature threshold for diagnosing sepsis?

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